b

Default at South Africa’s Land Bank increases pressure on Ramaphosa

Century-old agriculture lender is latest state group in need of government support




b

South Africa unveils $26bn stimulus and taps IMF for first time

Coronavirus package aims to protect economy and fend off looming hunger crisis




b

Mozambique’s Islamist insurgency adds to gas industry nerves

Violence surges as sector faces headwinds from oil price crash and coronavirus 




b

Remittance flows expected to plunge more than $100bn

Coronavirus hit to global economy depletes vital source of finance for poor nations




b

South Africa discusses lifting lockdown sector by sector

Ramaphosa administration wants phased reopening to limit damage to struggling economy




b

How to tackle malaria, by a sufferer turned scientist

Local drug research and joined-up thinking are needed to deliver results on the ground




b

Abba Kyari, chief of staff to the president of Nigeria, 1952-2020

A self-effacing intellectual who rose to the very centre of power




b

Low Covid-19 death toll raises hopes Africa may be spared worst

Continent has limited confirmed virus fatalities but experts warn it is too early to draw conclusions




b

Africa’s Covid-19 response is a glimpse of how things could be different

Leaders acted swiftly as they watched richer countries’ health systems crumple




b

Zimbabwe pleads for aid to avert ‘collapse’ and fight Covid

IMF and other international institutions cannot lend to Harare because of debt arrears




b

Tanzania hiding true number of Covid deaths, opposition says

Secret burials, overflowing hospitals and dead MPs, as president takes refuge in home village




b

The world’s big problems should not keep us awake

How much sleep do we need to get the most out of our waking hours?




b

Snow and strikes are no obstacles for gritty women

Are women more committed than men when it comes to getting to the office?




b

Millennial v Boomer: young generation wants radical feedback

Newer employees like their appraisals upfront and often




b

The gender question can be wrong

Many travails exist beyond being judged by your sex




b

Wales, it is time to fire up your job creation turbo engine

Wales is getting it right on job creation if you ask me and Aston Martin




b

How to pick the perfect global event — and shoes

Which conferences are worth your time and money? Here’s how to decide




b

Millennial v Boomer: Young staff like to share, up to a point

One says employees want to be untethered while the other believes they dream of buying a home




b

Give your gardener feedback and your nanny a bonus

Put as much effort into being a good employer at home as at work




b

Handbags to the fore in search for the ‘tailor-made’

Artisans provide antidote to today’s frenzied lifestyle




b

Good cause to celebrate a woman in the chair

Olga Zoutendijk’s appointment as chair of ABN Amro is a landmark, and the bank is better for it




b

Millennial v Boomer: young workers and EU

Debate: One says youthful staff want to remain in the EU, the other fears apathy




b

Be careful how you play the Bame game when recruiting

You will not keep a diverse workforce unless its members feel they are fully part of the organisation




b

How to take down walls and build a strategic network

Why women must conquer their fear of networking and do it anyway




b

Millennial v Boomer: Are tears a crying shame for CEOs?

Debating about whether it is ever OK to become emotional in the office




b

Help us fix the disability employment gap

We need to do more to get the disabled into work




b

Iceland football boss — part-time dentist

Adding a sporting dimension to your career can be therapeutic




b

People are better than money at motivating employees

Stable, extroverted, agreeable people tend to like their jobs, irrespective of their salaries




b

Train your successor before you need one

To move on to a dream job, have someone ready to replace you at the old one




b

Jancis Robinson’s stunning white wines for the festive season

From a delicate Muscadet to a powerful Meursault, 26 wines of excellent value




b

Jancis Robinson’s top 20 sweet and strong wines for Christmas

From Muscat to Madeira, the best — and best-value — tipples for the festive season




b

Hot stuff: Burgundy’s heatwave vintages

Winemakers are becoming more skilled at coping with rising temperatures




b

Can Mâconnais wines rival the best burgundy?

A retrospective tasting of Jean-Marie Guffens’ exceptionally nervy creations suggests so




b

My best bordeaux ever

‘The wines are delightfully ripe but they also have an admirable spine of acidity and tannin’




b

Try Hungary’s Tokaji, but keep it dry

Dry varietal Furmint has caught on with local winemakers and oenophiles as sweet wines have fallen out of fashion




b

Why it’s time to cut back on glass wine bottles

Don’t be snobbish about wine in cans, pouches or cartons. Glass bottles have a far higher carbon footprint




b

Tips from the Top: Jancis Robinson’s best wine addresses in London

The FT’s wine columnist reveals her favourite clubs, cellars and bars in the capital




b

Bordeaux’s charming – and charmless – 2010s

‘These long-lived wines need time in bottle to soften and become truly appealing; the best examples can continue to improve for decades’




b

The things I love about Argentine wine — and the one I hate

The country’s new-wave wine producers have different ideas about what an Argentine Malbec should be




b

Jancis Robinson on the new wave of Spanish wines

There is a new-found confidence in what Spain, and Spain alone, can offer




b

Jancis Robinson on Anderson Valley, California

It was only when champagne producer Louis Roederer arrived in the early 1980s that this hippy hideout was put on the international wine map




b

Jancis Robinson on how to invest in wine, part one

A Marie Kondo-style approach is best, according to serious collectors – if it doesn’t spark joy, sell it




b

Jancis Robinson on the best ways to sell your wine collection

The most popular method is through the outfit you bought it from




b

Jancis Robinson on where to buy wine online

Join a live discussion with our wine columnist on Sunday April 5 at 12pm and 5pm UK time




b

Jancis Robinson on the rise of Romanian wine

Producers have made impressive progress in a country where consumption per capita is heroic




b

Jancis Robinson on the legacy of Robert Mondavi

The family has been making fine wine in Napa Valley for four generations




b

Lockdown wines: the best whites to order from home

Since people are no longer paying restaurant margins, some reason they can spend a bit more at home




b

US daily fatalities drop below 1,000 for first time in month

Death toll falls in part because of sharp decline in New York state




b

US begins national security probe of electrical grid imports

Commerce department investigation could lead to new tariffs on transformer parts




b

The CIA, the FBI and the myth of America’s Deep State

The agencies don’t plot presidential coups — but few heroes emerge in David Rohde’s study ‘In Deep’